Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0020231

LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Louisburg, NC: NPDES NC0020231 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
13Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by Town of Louisburg, holds NPDES permit NC0020231. EPA’s file records it issued February 25, 2021 and expiring September 30, 2025.

LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Louisburg, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0020231, held by Town of Louisburg; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 25, 2021, term to September 30, 2025.

Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 121 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 121 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 76 were issued before NC0020231. Town of Louisburg holds 3 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by Town of Louisburg

LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Louisburg: NCG110076, issued June 1, 2023
TOWN OF LOUISBURG, Louisburg: NCL020231, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NC0020231

December 17, 2020: LEXINGTON REGIONAL WWTP, Lexington, NC0055786, held by City of Lexington
January 15, 2021: SAM'S BRANCH WRF, Clayton, NC0025453, held by Town of Clayton
January 22, 2021: HOMINY CREEK WRF, Wilson, NC0023906, held by City of Wilson
January 27, 2021: GUC WWTP, Greenville, NC0023931, held by Greenville Utilities Commission
February 1, 2021: FARMVILLE WWTP, Farmville, NC0029572, held by Town of Farmville
February 25, 2021: OXFORD WWTP, Oxford, NC0025054, held by City of Oxford
March 2, 2021: GUNPOWDER CREEK WWTP, Hudson, NC0023736, held by City of Lenoir
March 31, 2021: WARRENTON WWTP, Warrenton, NC0020834, held by Town of Warrenton
March 31, 2021: FRANKLIN COUNTY WWTP, Franklinton, NC0069311, held by Franklin County
May 12, 2021: THURMAN STREET WWTP, North Wilkesboro, NC0020761, held by Town of North Wilkesboro

LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Lake Sagamore-Cyprus Creek subwatershed (HUC 030201010601), NC0020231 among them.

Other permits in the Lake Sagamore-Cyprus Creek subwatershed (HUC 030201010601)

CONCRETE SUPPLY CO., LLC - LOUISBURG, Louisburg: NCG140071, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2022
LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Louisburg: NCG110076, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2028
OLDCASTLE LAWN AND GARDEN, LOUISBURG DIVISION, Louisburg: NCG210377, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
PRUITT SAW MILL, Louisburg: NCG210113, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
TONEY LUMBER CO INCORPORATED, Louisburg: NCG210219, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
TRIANGLE NORTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, Louisburg: NCG150014, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
Permittee as filed	Town of Louisburg
NPDES ID	NC0020231
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	February 25, 2021
Expiration date	September 30, 2025
Address	Louisburg, NC 27549
Subwatershed	Lake Sagamore-Cyprus Creek (HUC 030201010601)

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
13Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measure	Limits	Violations, any kind
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	121
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	121
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	5	38
Solids, total suspended	3	35
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	29
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	11
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	3
Flow, total	1	3
pH	2	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	1	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES NC0020231.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0020231.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0020231.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NC0020231.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit NC0020231 for the LOUISBURG WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY in Louisburg, NC, held by the Town of Louisburg, a major discharger under an administratively continued permit. The facts list 13 pollutants on file, 8 under a numeric limit, and 0 with an effluent exceedance, and the permit's subwatershed is recorded as Lake Sagamore-Cyprus Creek (HUC 030201010601).